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| 30 | <h1><a name="ExtenderPatternHandler-Theextenderpatternhandler"></a>The extender pattern handler</h1> |
| 31 | <p>The objective of this handler is to simplify the development of |
| 32 | extender-based architecture. This architecture-style is based on two |
| 33 | different roles:</p> |
| 34 | <ul> |
| 35 | <li>The extender</li> |
| 36 | <li>The extension</li> |
| 37 | </ul> |
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Clement Escoffier | 3e0db1e | 2009-01-15 15:35:17 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 40 | <p><img src="extender-pattern-handler_files/extender.png" align="absmiddle" border="0"><br> |
| 41 | The relation is basically a 1..n relation. The extender tracks |
| 42 | extensions. The particularity of this architecture-style is that |
| 43 | extensions are packaged in different bundles. An extension is detected |
| 44 | by analyzing the bundle. Indeed these bundles can have a special mark |
| 45 | in their manifest of a special file...<br> |
| 46 | Implementing an extender pattern could be complex as the extender needs |
| 47 | to track these marks dynamically. When a bundle starts, it needs to |
| 48 | look at the mark. Then a bundle leave, the extender must release all |
| 49 | object created from this bundle.<br> |
| 50 | This handler tracks bundle for you based on the specified required |
| 51 | mark. At each time a matching bundle appears or disappears, a callback |
| 52 | is invoked. The mark is currently a header in the bundle manifest.<br> |
| 53 | Nowadays, a lot of frameworks use this pattern such as iPOJO it-self |
| 54 | (to find both bundles containing components and bundles adding a new |
| 55 | implementation type), Spring-DM ...</p> |
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Clement Escoffier | 3e0db1e | 2009-01-15 15:35:17 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 57 | <h2><a name="ExtenderPatternHandler-Usingthehandler"></a>Using the handler</h2> |
| 58 | <p>First of all, you need to configure the component type to use the handler such as:</p> |
| 59 | <div class="code"><div class="codeContent"> |
| 60 | <pre class="code-xml"><span class="code-tag"><iPOJO <span class="code-keyword">xmlns:extender</span>=<span class="code-quote">"org.apache.felix.ipojo.extender"</span>></span> |
Clement Escoffier | 130ca57 | 2008-10-13 07:33:03 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 61 | <Component |
Clement Escoffier | 3e0db1e | 2009-01-15 15:35:17 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 62 | className=<span class="code-quote">"org.apache.felix.ipojo.extender.myextender"</span>> |
Clement Escoffier | 130ca57 | 2008-10-13 07:33:03 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 63 | |
Clement Escoffier | 3e0db1e | 2009-01-15 15:35:17 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 64 | <span class="code-tag"><!—Extender Pattern handler configuration --></span> |
Clement Escoffier | 130ca57 | 2008-10-13 07:33:03 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 65 | <extender:extender |
Clement Escoffier | 3e0db1e | 2009-01-15 15:35:17 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 66 | extension=<span class="code-quote">"My-Extension"</span> |
| 67 | onArrival=<span class="code-quote">"onBundleArrival"</span> |
| 68 | onDeparture=<span class="code-quote">"onBundleDeparture"</span> |
Clement Escoffier | 130ca57 | 2008-10-13 07:33:03 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 69 | /> |
| 70 | |
Clement Escoffier | 3e0db1e | 2009-01-15 15:35:17 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 71 | <span class="code-tag"><callback transition=<span class="code-quote">"invalidate"</span> method=<span class="code-quote">"stopping"</span> /></span> |
| 72 | <span class="code-tag"><callback transition=<span class="code-quote">"validate"</span> method=<span class="code-quote">"starting"</span> /></span> |
| 73 | <span class="code-tag"><provides /></span> |
| 74 | <span class="code-tag"></Component></span> |
| 75 | <span class="code-tag"></iPOJO></span></pre> |
| 76 | </div></div> |
| 77 | <p>Notice that, this handler is an external handler. So, it uses the "org.apache.felix.ipojo.extender" namespace.<br> |
| 78 | Once described, you can implement your component. The methods specified |
| 79 | methods will be called when a matching bundle arrives or leaves.<br> |
| 80 | In the previous example, these methods could be: </p> |
| 81 | <div class="code"><div class="codeContent"> |
| 82 | <pre class="code-java">void onBundleArrival(Bundle bundle, <span class="code-object">String</span> header) { |
| 83 | <span class="code-comment">// Do something |
| 84 | </span>} |
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| 86 | void onBundleDeparture(Bundle bundle) { |
Clement Escoffier | 3e0db1e | 2009-01-15 15:35:17 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 87 | <span class="code-comment">// Do something |
| 88 | </span>}</pre> |
| 89 | </div></div> |
| 90 | <p>Notice the different signatures of the methods. The arrival method |
| 91 | is called with the arriving bundle and the matching header value (i.e. |
| 92 | the value of the My-Extension header of the bundle manifest). The |
| 93 | departure method just receives the leaving bundle.</p> |
| 94 | <h2><a name="ExtenderPatternHandler-Configuration"></a>Configuration</h2> |
| 95 | <p>The handler has only three mandatory attributes:</p> |
| 96 | <ul> |
| 97 | <li>Extension: declaring the looked manifest header.</li> |
| 98 | <li>onArrival: declaring the method to invoke when a matching bundle arrives</li> |
| 99 | <li>onDeparture: declaring the method to invoke when a matching bundle leaves</li> |
| 100 | </ul> |
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| 102 | |
Clement Escoffier | 3e0db1e | 2009-01-15 15:35:17 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 103 | <table class="noteMacro" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="8" width="85%"><colgroup><col width="24"><col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><img src="extender-pattern-handler_files/warning.gif" alt="" align="absmiddle" border="0" width="16" height="16"></td><td> |
| 104 | <p>The implementation will be notified of arrivals and departures |
| 105 | despite the instance is invalid. Indeed, the implementation must |
| 106 | release all objects created from another bundle as soon it leaves.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> |
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Clement Escoffier | 3e0db1e | 2009-01-15 15:35:17 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 108 | <h2><a name="ExtenderPatternHandler-Download"></a>Download</h2> |
| 109 | <p>The handler is available on the <a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/download.html" title="Download">download</a> page.<br> |
| 110 | Sources are available on the Felix trunk at the following location: <span class="nobr"><a href="http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/felix/trunk/ipojo/handler/extender/" title="Visit page outside Confluence" rel="nofollow">http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/felix/trunk/ipojo/handler/extender/<sup><img class="rendericon" src="extender-pattern-handler_files/linkext7.gif" alt="" align="absmiddle" border="0" width="7" height="7"></sup></a></span></p> |
Clement Escoffier | 130ca57 | 2008-10-13 07:33:03 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 111 | |
Clement Escoffier | 3e0db1e | 2009-01-15 15:35:17 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 112 | <h2><a name="ExtenderPatternHandler-Configuringthehandlerwithannotations\Newin1.1.0SNAPSHOT\"></a>Configuring the handler with annotations [New in 1.1.0-SNAPSHOT]</h2> |
| 113 | |
| 114 | <p>It is possible to configure the handler with a simple annotation |
| 115 | available in the annotation pack ('annotation' project in the iPOJO |
| 116 | trunk). Here is an example of usage:</p> |
| 117 | <div class="code"><div class="codeContent"> |
| 118 | <pre class="code-java"><span class="code-keyword">import</span> org.apache.felix.ipojo.annotations.Component; |
| 119 | <span class="code-keyword">import</span> org.osgi.framework.Bundle; |
| 120 | |
| 121 | @Component |
| 122 | @org.apache.felix.ipojo.extender.Extender(extension=<span class="code-quote">"foo"</span>, onArrival=<span class="code-quote">"onArrival"</span>, onDeparture=<span class="code-quote">"onDeparture"</span>) |
| 123 | <span class="code-keyword">public</span> class Extender { |
| 124 | |
| 125 | <span class="code-keyword">public</span> void onArrival(Bundle bundle, <span class="code-object">String</span> foo) { |
| 126 | <span class="code-comment">// <span class="code-keyword">do</span> something |
| 127 | </span> } |
| 128 | |
| 129 | <span class="code-keyword">public</span> void onDeparture(Bundle bundle) { |
| 130 | <span class="code-comment">// <span class="code-keyword">do</span> something |
| 131 | </span> } |
| 132 | }</pre> |
| 133 | </div></div> |
| 134 | |
| 135 | <p>The <tt>extension</tt> attribute allows setting the bundle filter.</p> |
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| 137 | |
Clement Escoffier | 3e0db1e | 2009-01-15 15:35:17 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 138 | <h2><a name="ExtenderPatternHandler-Amorerealisticexample"></a>A more realistic example</h2> |
| 139 | <p>The Junit4OSGi framework, available <span class="nobr"><a href="https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/felix/trunk/ipojo/examples/junit4osgi" title="Visit page outside Confluence" rel="nofollow">here<sup><img class="rendericon" src="extender-pattern-handler_files/linkext7.gif" alt="" align="absmiddle" border="0" width="7" height="7"></sup></a></span> |
| 140 | , uses this handler to track Junit Test Suite offered by the installed |
| 141 | bundles. The Junit4Osgi bundle has a component using this handler to be |
| 142 | notified when a bundle with the "Test-Suite" header appears or leaves.</p> |
| 143 | </td> |
| 144 | <td class="confluenceTd" valign="top" width="20%"> |
| 145 | <h6><a name="ExtenderPatternHandler-Overview"></a><b>Overview</b></h6> |
| 146 | <ul> |
| 147 | <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/apache-felix-ipojo.html" title="Apache Felix iPOJO">Home Page</a></li> |
| 148 | <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/apache-felix-ipojo-feature-overview.html" title="Apache Felix iPOJO Feature Overview">iPOJO Feature Overview</a></li> |
| 149 | <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/download.html" title="Download">Download & Install </a></li> |
| 150 | </ul> |
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| 152 | |
Clement Escoffier | 3e0db1e | 2009-01-15 15:35:17 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 153 | <h6><a name="ExtenderPatternHandler-GettingStarted"></a><b>Getting Started</b></h6> |
| 154 | <ul> |
| 155 | <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/ipojo-in-10-minutes.html" title="iPOJO in 10 minutes">iPOJO in 10 minutes</a></li> |
| 156 | <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/how-to-use-ipojo-annotations.html" title="How to use iPOJO Annotations">How to use iPOJO Annotations</a></li> |
| 157 | <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/ipojo-hello-word-maven-based-tutorial.html" title="iPOJO Hello Word (Maven-Based) tutorial">iPOJO Hello Word (Maven-Based) tutorial</a></li> |
| 158 | <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/ipojo-advanced-tutorial.html" title="iPOJO Advanced Tutorial">iPOJO Advanced Tutorial</a></li> |
| 159 | <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/ipojo-composition-tutorial.html" title="iPOJO Composition Tutorial">iPOJO Composition Tutorial</a></li> |
| 160 | </ul> |
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| 162 | |
Clement Escoffier | 3e0db1e | 2009-01-15 15:35:17 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 163 | <h6><a name="ExtenderPatternHandler-UserGuide"></a><b>User Guide</b></h6> |
| 164 | <ul> |
| 165 | <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/describing-components.html" title="Describing components">Describing components (handler list) </a></li> |
| 166 | <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/using-xml-schemas.html" title="Using XML Schemas">Using XML Schemas</a></li> |
| 167 | <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/apache-felix-ipojo-testing-components.html" title="apache-felix-ipojo-testing-components">Testing components</a></li> |
| 168 | <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/ipojo-advanced-topics.html" title="iPOJO Advanced Topics">Advanced Topics</a></li> |
| 169 | <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/ipojo-faq.html" title="iPOJO FAQ">FAQ</a></li> |
| 170 | </ul> |
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| 172 | |
Clement Escoffier | 3e0db1e | 2009-01-15 15:35:17 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 173 | <h6><a name="ExtenderPatternHandler-Tools"></a><b>Tools</b></h6> |
| 174 | <ul> |
| 175 | <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/ipojo-eclipse-plug-in.html" title="iPOJO Eclipse Plug-in">iPOJO Eclipse Plug-in</a></li> |
| 176 | <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/ipojo-ant-task.html" title="iPOJO Ant Task">iPOJO Ant Task</a></li> |
| 177 | <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/ipojo-maven-plug-in.html" title="iPOJO Maven Plug-in">iPOJO Maven Plug-in</a></li> |
| 178 | <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/apache-felix-ipojo-junit4osgi.html" title="apache-felix-ipojo-junit4osgi">Junit4OSGi</a></li> |
| 179 | <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/ipojo-concepts-overview.html" title="iPOJO Concepts Overview">iPOJO concepts overview</a></li> |
| 180 | </ul> |
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| 182 | |
Clement Escoffier | 3e0db1e | 2009-01-15 15:35:17 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 183 | <h6><a name="ExtenderPatternHandler-DeveloperGuide"></a><b>Developer Guide</b></h6> |
| 184 | <ul> |
| 185 | <li>API: <span class="nobr"><a href="http://people.apache.org/%7Eclement/ipojo/api/1.0/" title="Visit page outside Confluence" rel="nofollow">1.0<sup><img class="rendericon" src="extender-pattern-handler_files/linkext7.gif" alt="" align="absmiddle" border="0" width="7" height="7"></sup></a></span></li> |
| 186 | <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/how-to-write-your-own-handler.html" title="How to write your own handler">How to write your own handler</a></li> |
| 187 | <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/how-to-use-ipojo-manipulation-metadata.html" title="How to use iPOJO Manipulation Metadata">How to use iPOJO Manipulation Metadata</a></li> |
| 188 | <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/dive-into-the-ipojo-manipulation-depths.html" title="Dive into the iPOJO Manipulation depths">Dive into the iPOJO Manipulation depths</a></li> |
| 189 | </ul> |
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| 191 | |
Clement Escoffier | 3e0db1e | 2009-01-15 15:35:17 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 192 | <h6><a name="ExtenderPatternHandler-Misc&Contact"></a><b>Misc & Contact</b></h6> |
| 193 | <ul> |
| 194 | <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/apache-felix-ipojo-issuestracker.html" title="apache-felix-ipojo-issuestracker">Issues Tracker</a></li> |
| 195 | <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/apache-felix-ipojo-supportedvms.html" title="apache-felix-ipojo-supportedVMs">Supported JVMs</a></li> |
| 196 | <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/apache-felix-ipojo-supportedosgi.html" title="apache-felix-ipojo-supportedOSGi">Supported OSGi Implementations</a></li> |
| 197 | <li><span class="nobr"><a href="http://ipojo-dark-side.blogspot.com/" title="Visit page outside Confluence" rel="nofollow">iPOJO's Dark Side Blog<sup><img class="rendericon" src="extender-pattern-handler_files/linkext7.gif" alt="" align="absmiddle" border="0" width="7" height="7"></sup></a></span></li> |
| 198 | <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/future-ideas.html" title="Future Ideas">Future Ideas</a></li> |
| 199 | <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/contact.html" title="Contact">Contact</a></li> |
| 200 | <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/related-works.html" title="Related Works">Related Works</a></li> |
| 201 | <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/article-presentations.html" title="Article & Presentations">Article & Presentations</a></li> |
| 202 | </ul> |
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